What the World Needs

"What the World Needs"
Single by Wynonna Judd
from the album What the World Needs Now Is Love
Released	May 5, 2003
Genre	Country
Length	3:37
Label	Asylum/Curb
Writer(s)	Brett James Holly Lamar
Producer(s)	Dann Huff Wynonna Judd
Wynonna Judd singles chronology
"Going Nowhere" (2000) "What the World Needs" (2003) "Heaven Help Me" (2003)

"What the World Needs" is a song recorded by American country music artist Wynonna Judd. It was released in May 2003 as the first single from her album What the World Needs Now Is Love. The song was written by Brett James and Holly Lamar.^[1]

Personnel

• Tim Akers - keyboards
• Tom Bukovac - electric guitar
• Lisa Cochran - background vocals
• Paul Franklin - steel guitar
• Wynonna Judd - lead vocals
• Gordon Kennedy - electric guitar
• Steve Mackey - bass guitar
• Steve Potts - drums
• Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
• Matt Rollings - keyboards
• John Willis - banjo, acoustic guitar
• Jonathan Yudkin - fiddle

Chart performance

"What the World Needs" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of May 10, 2003.^[2]

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	14
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	70

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	55

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "What the World Needs Now Is Love". Allmusic. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
2. Gilbert, Calvin (May 3, 2003). "Worley Still Dominating Charts". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
3. "Wynonna Judd – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Wynonna Judd.
4. "Wynonna Judd – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Wynonna Judd.
5. "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.